The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

The Mathematics and Computer Science (MCS) Department offers students outstanding undergraduate and graduate academic programs. The MCS faculty teach a wide array of foundational and specialized undergraduate, masters and doctoral courses in mathematics, statistics, computer science and cybersecurity which allow students to meet various degree requirements and be marketable in today’s digital world.

The Applied Mathematics Major has concentrations in Data Science and Cryptography that prepare students for exciting career opportunities in fields that require expertise in data analysis or digital security.

To complement other majors, the MCS department offers minors in Mathematics and Computer Science. The department is home to the John Jay's Center for Cyber Crime Studies, which conducts research and promotes the information sharing needed to understand and deter this fast growing and increasingly costly form of crime.

MCS faculty research activities in security, privacy and networking have attracted external funding form agencies such as NSF, NASA and NIJ. MCS faculty are members of the graduate center’s doctoral program in Computer Science and they regularly mentor doctoral students.